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Changing one field in Active Directory

Asked by: jcistaro

OK fellas...here is a good one (I think)  500 PUNTAS!!!!!!

We are going to implement RightFax into our network.  How can I efficiently edit all AD user's fax number?  I'd love to be able to take a .csv file and import somehow.  Tools are OK, I'll buy what is needed.

Joe

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2006-09-20 at 11:16:40ID21996684
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Answers

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2006-09-20 at 11:27:37ID: 17563171


Hey Joe,

If you're not averse to a bit of VbScript I'm sure I could help you get this all sorted out without paying for things.

What exactly do you want to do? Change everyone's fax number to a single number? Or does everyone have an individual one? I would assume the latter really, but just in case.

If it's the latter how do you have everything at the moment, CSV in what format?

Chris

 

by: FLDiver13Posted on 2006-09-20 at 11:55:53ID: 17563396

Here is a link to a handy "free" utility mrom MS (ADModify) to bulk edit AD Attributes without scripting:

http://www.msexchange.org/articles/ADModify-Change-Exchange-Specific-AD-User-Attributes.html

Enjoy!

Vince

 

by: Netman66Posted on 2006-09-20 at 12:05:19ID: 17563501

If you select all the users (as you would select multiple files in Explorer) within ADUC, then right click them and select Properties, you should be able to change that attribute in bulk.
On the General Tab check the box for Fax then enter it.

Click OK.

 

by: jcistaroPosted on 2006-09-20 at 12:51:48ID: 17563921

I will have all users and associated Fax numberin a csv.  I looked at admodify, but it doesn't allow unique edits per user from what I saw.  I am not averse to using a script, I am averse to writing it....

 

by: Netman66Posted on 2006-09-20 at 13:24:09ID: 17564154

Sorry, I thought they were all the same.

If you have your users grouped by office (OU) then the method I suggested can still be used.

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2006-09-20 at 13:42:23ID: 17564310


That's okay, I have no problem writing scripts. When you say all users, that's by Username? Or something less unique in AD?

Chris

 

by: jcistaroPosted on 2006-09-20 at 14:06:18ID: 17564525

All usernames will have a unique fax number....

 

by: Chris-DentPosted on 2006-09-20 at 14:38:06ID: 17564722


Sure, but are the user names in the CSV? Basically just need something to link what you have in the CSV to what you have in AD without it requiring a lot of intelligence :)

Chris

 

by: jcistaroPosted on 2006-09-20 at 16:23:18ID: 17565261

Yes, I'll be able to build a CSV for this...With username and fax.  Is that all I would need in the CSV?

 

by: SamuraiCrowPosted on 2006-09-20 at 17:22:45ID: 17565544

If you are not adverse to csv scripting then here is what I would do:  

Create a spreadsheet with the following columns:

A                         B                      C                       D                          E      
dsquery user        "username"        |                       dsmod user -fax     "faxnumber"

Add your usernames to line "B" and your corrasponding fax numbers to line "E"
Copy the whole sheet into a text file and format it to make it look like something like this:

dsquery user -samid SCrow|dsmod user -fax 555-555-5555

There should be a line for every user.
Rename this file to a .bat and run it!  Voila!

Questions, Comments, Ridicule?  Let me know!
Crow

 

by: jcistaroPosted on 2006-09-20 at 20:00:39ID: 17566166

An elegant solution.  I built the excel spreadsheet and had this done in 45 minutes!!!!

 

by: SamuraiCrowPosted on 2006-09-20 at 23:07:51ID: 17566856

The DS school of tools are new with 2003.  As far as mass AD mods go they can take away a lot of the pain.  The best part is you can pipe one tool into another (very nice with the query/mod combo).  The rest of the tools are listed here:

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=6820

Glad I was able to help
Crow

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